Definition
masculine noun
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
- staff, branch, tribe
- staff, rod, shaft
- branch (of vine)
- tribe
- company led by chief with staff (originally)
Occurrences
Maṭṭeh occurs 251 times in 205 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (25), Leviticus (2), Numbers (89), Joshua (45), 1 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (15), 2 Chronicles (1), Psalms (2), Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (8), Micah (1), Habakkuk (2)
- Genesis 38:18 — And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff (וּמַטְּךָ֖) that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
- Genesis 38:25 — When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff (וְהַמַּטֶּ֖ה).
- Exodus 4:2 — And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod (מַטֶּֽה).
- Exodus 4:4 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod (לְמַטֶּ֖ה) in his hand:
- Exodus 4:17 — And thou shalt take this rod (הַמַּטֶּ֥ה) in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
- Exodus 4:20 — And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod (מַטֵּ֥ה) of God in his hand.
- Exodus 7:9 — When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod (מַטְּךָ֛), and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
- Exodus 7:10 — And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod (מַטֵּ֗הוּ) before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
- Exodus 7:12 — For they cast down every man his rod (מַטֵּ֔הוּ), and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
- Exodus 7:12 — For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod (מַטֵּֽה) swallowed up their rods.
- Exodus 7:12 — For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods (מַטֹּתָֽם).
- Exodus 7:15 — Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod (וְהַמַּטֶּ֛ה) which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
- Exodus 7:17 — Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod (בַּמַּטֶּ֣ה) that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
- Exodus 7:19 — And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod (מַטְּךָ֣), and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
- Exodus 7:20 — And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod (בַּמַּטֶּה֙), and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
- Exodus 8:5 — And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod (בְּמַטֶּ֔ךָ) over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:16 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod (מַטְּךָ֔), and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:17 — And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod (בְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙), and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 9:23 — And Moses stretched forth his rod (מַטֵּהוּ֮) toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 10:13 — And Moses stretched forth his rod (מַטֵּהוּ֮) over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
- Exodus 14:16 — But lift thou up thy rod (מַטְּךָ֗), and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
- Exodus 17:5 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod (וּמַטְּךָ֗), wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
- Exodus 17:9 — And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod (וּמַטֵּ֥ה) of God in mine hand.
- Exodus 31:2 — See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֥ה) of Judah:
- Exodus 31:6 — And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe (לְמַטֵּה) of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
- Exodus 35:30 — And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֥ה) of Judah;
- Exodus 35:34 — And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe (לְמַטֵּה) of Dan.
- Exodus 38:22 — And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
- Exodus 38:23 — And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe (לְמַטֵּה) of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
- Leviticus 24:11 — And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe (לְמַטֵּה) of Dan:)
- Leviticus 26:26 — And when I have broken the staff (מַטֵּה) of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
- Numbers 1:4 — And with you there shall be a man of every tribe (לַמַּטֶּ֑ה); every one head of the house of his fathers.
- Numbers 1:16 — These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes (מַטּ֣וֹת) of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
- Numbers 1:21 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
- Numbers 1:23 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
- Numbers 1:25 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
- Numbers 1:27 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
- Numbers 1:29 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
- Numbers 1:31 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
- Numbers 1:33 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
- Numbers 1:35 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
- Numbers 1:37 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
- Numbers 1:39 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
- Numbers 1:41 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
- Numbers 1:43 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
- Numbers 1:47 — But the Levites after the tribe (לְמַטֵּ֣ה) of their fathers were not numbered among them.
- Numbers 1:49 — Only thou shalt not number the tribe (מַטֵּ֤ה) of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
- Numbers 2:5 — And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe (מַטֵּ֣ה) of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
- Numbers 2:7 — Then the tribe (מַטֵּ֖ה) of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
- Numbers 2:12 — And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe (מַטֵּ֣ה) of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.